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Dec 30, 2017 a trick to cancel southwest flights booked with voucher unmix new funds december 30, 2017 by points adventure leave a comment one of the annoying things about southwest is that if you book with a voucher and supplement it with another form of payment credit card, another voucher, etc, if you cancel the flight, all of the funds are bundled. Southwest airlines extends flight schedule through june 6. Southwest airlines rapid rewards southwest luv vouchers and points hey guys my wife and i and child, but hes under 2 so free are planning to fly to seattle next year. Just wondering if there is a way to do this so i can be sure we are both on the flight. If youre cancelling or changing a flight you booked with points, its even easier.
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